Shell Rattle for gaining perspective. Involves a sea/sky ritual done on site and 28 days later at another high place of your choice. Requires some preparation and materials. This is a beautiful piece made from shells and glass found in Florida.

Easy driving access and short steep uphill hike at 7,000 feet in rocky area that is not a well marked trail but has plenty of landmarks. Very scenic, GPS required. Buried 03/08. Site is accessible year round but not after heavy snow or rain. A few miles of dirt road driving.

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Spirit Rattle - to call forth the spirits of the north, the ancient ones. Ritual must be done on site but thereafter wherever you wish. Nine mile RT moderate - difficult hike from about 7, 00 up to 8,500 feet on established trail. At the base of a tree under mountain peaks and by a mountain lake, very beautiful area. Can camp at site. GPS required. Buried 8/07

Site is accessible only in summer. A few miles of dirt road driving.

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Protection Staff for the protection of a place, sealing off against evil spirits. Ritual does not need to be done on site. Object may be carried and used when/where it is needed. 3 mile round trip with an easy-moderate hike at 7k feet on established trail. Near a large rock in a wooded area. GPS required. Buried 8/07 (#MT-01)

Site is accessible only in summer. A few miles of dirt road driving.

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Divination Rattle - to divinitate numbers. Simple ritual may be done anytime after excavation or at a later date. May not to be used for gambling

No hiking, minimal beach walking. Buried near unusual rock formations. Site is accessible year round, minimal beach walking. Just off paved highway.

No GPS needed. Buried 1/08

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Memory Receptor - to recall, hold and release memories of a person, place or object. This is an extensive but powerful ritual. You must be near the burial site for 1 tide cycle for the first part of the ritual. The second part involves a short ritual every day for 30 days at a location of your choice.

No hiking, minimal beach walking. Site is accessible year round, minimal beach walking. Just off paved highway. No hiking or GPS required. Buried 1/08

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Vessel Receptor for the union of opposites. Ritual must be done at the excavation site in Florida. Follow up ritual must be done on the Oregon Coast to complete the cycle but may be done up to 2 years after. This is a very powerful ritual and object that requires a significant commitment of time and travel but is worth it.

Minimal hiking required on beach, GPS recommended but not essential. Buried on a clothing optional beach 1/08. Site is accessible year round. Just off paved highway. Oregon site is similar but requires several flights of beach stairs to negotiate. #FL-04

Potency Amulet & Necklace, for creativity, personal power, fertility, invoking the yang, male energy. Ritual would be best done on site when few people are on the beach (in the off season or at night). Ritual can be done in another beach location.

Buried under a large phallic-shaped rock. You will need to build fire for the ritual. There is no hiking or GPS required. Buried 1/08. Site is accessible year round. Just off paved highway. Wheelchair ramp to the beach is very close.

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All are approximately the size of a small hand tool, handmade by the artist and assembled from found objects, natural materials, beads, charms, hair, fur, leather. They are similar to my small assemblage sculptures.

Objects and materials will age and change during their time within the earth. This change and aging is part of the process and in no way diminishes the objects appeal, in fact this is meant to further charge and empower the object.